138. All that which God has testified in his Word is right and truthful. It is righteous, and may be relied upon for the present; it is faithful, and may be trusted in for the future. Not only the precepts but the promises also are commanded of the Lord, and so are all the teachings of Scripture. It is not left to our choice whether we will accept them or not; they are issued by royal command, and are not to be questioned. They are the essence of justice and the soul of truth.
Very faithful. What a mercy that we have a God to deal with who is scrupulously faithful, true to all the items and details of his promises, punctual, steadfast. Well may we risk all upon a Word which is “ever faithful, ever sure.”
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